US News 'No prospect' of NI deal as talks break down

19:39 14 february 2018

19:39 14 february 2018 Source:
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By Aubrey Allegretti, Political Reporter Talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland's two biggest political parties to re-establish a government in Stormont have broken down . DUP leader Arlene Foster said there was " no prospect " of negotiations leading to a new powersharing agreement with Sinn Fein.

Talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland's two biggest political parties to re-establish a government in Stormont have broken down . DUP leader Arlene Foster said there was " no prospect " of negotiations leading to a new powersharing agreement with Sinn Fein.

Talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland's two biggest political parties to re-establish a government in Stormont have broken down . DUP leader Arlene Foster said there was ' no prospect ' of negotiations leading to a new power-sharing agreement with Sinn Fein.

Media captionDUP had agreed a deal in the talks , says Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill. There is "no current prospect " of a deal to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader has said.

"It is now incumbent upon Her Majesty's Government to set a budget and start making policy decisions about our schools, hospitals and infrastructure.

"I had dearly hoped that we could have restored an executive and local ministers could have taken those decisions. That is not possible at this time."

Ms Foster added the DUP would not be "held to ransom" and that "serious and significant gaps" remain between both sides on the issue of an Irish Language Act.

Sinn Fein are due to respond shortly.

The announcement will come as a major blow to the UK Government, after Theresa May visited Belfast on Monday to urge for a "final push" in talks.

Checks at Irish border ‘unavoidable’ after Brexit, warns Barnier

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has given an update on the state of talks following the latest round of discussions in Brussels.Brussels’ chief Brexit negotiator also told reporters that agreement on a transitional deal after the UK leaves the bloc in March 2019 was “not a given”.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson failed to mention Northern Ireland or the post-Brexit border issue once in a speech responding to people's concerns about leaving the EU hours earlier.

It is 13 months since Northern Ireland's devolved government collapsed.

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness resigned in January 2017 in protest at Ms Foster's refusal to stand down as First Minister over a botched renewable energy scheme.

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